Where does “orotundity” come from?
orotundity (English) comes from English orotund, from Latin ore rotundo, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.
orotundity (English): The quality of being orotund; An orotund...
Definitions
- The quality of being orotund; An orotund...
Ancestry of “orotundity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | orotund | Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and... |
| 2 | Latin | ore rotundo | with a round mouth |
| 3 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 4 | Latin | rotō | — |
| 5 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |